Colorado becomes first state to ban arrests solely based on field drug test results

Colorado has become the first state in the nation to prohibit arrests based solely on colorimetric drug tests, also known as ...

Colorado passes first-in-the-nation law, banning arrest based solely on common drug tests

Colorado has become the first state to pass a law banning an arrest based solely on a colorimetric drug test, a common tool ...

These common drug tests lead to tens of thousands of wrongful arrests a year, experts say. One state is fighting back

A great-grandmother’s medicine tested positive for cocaine – spawning a 15-month legal nightmare, forcing her to refinance her home, and spurring a new state law that could set a precedent across the ...
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This field drug test confused bird poop for cocaine. It has led to thousands of arrests, anyway

Law enforcement across the country is using a roadside drug test that is mistaking common foods and even bird poop for ...

'I don't do cocaine' | Commerce City woman's legal battle over false drug test echoes in landmark law

Colorado became the first state to restrict police use of colorimetric drug tests due to high false positive rates following ...
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State Sen. Weiner bill would limit police use of some drug tests over accuracy concerns

SAN FRANCISCO – State Senator Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, introduced a bill on Tuesday that would prohibit law enforcement from making arrests or filing charges based only on certain field tests ...